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Old October 5th 07, 10:01 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

Just saw a blurb tht Crested Butte is going to offer free skiing again
Nov 25 to Dec 15. Never been there so may give it a try.

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann

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Old October 6th 07, 02:41 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

CB snow isn't the best at the start of the season, but with snowmaking
the area hopes to have 3 lifts running for the return of free
skiing. If that happens, there'll be skiing in Paradise, good
crusiing, along with a couple of the front side green runs open. BTW,
the snowmakers at CB do a good job.

It used to be an exciting time at CB, and I hope it is again. The
area could use some excitement.

Jack

On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, "hr(bob) "
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Just saw a blurb tht Crested Butte is going to offer free skiing again


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Old October 6th 07, 10:38 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

CBJack wrote:
CB snow isn't the best at the start of the season, but with snowmaking
the area hopes to have 3 lifts running for the return of free
skiing. If that happens, there'll be skiing in Paradise, good
crusiing, along with a couple of the front side green runs open. BTW,
the snowmakers at CB do a good job.

It used to be an exciting time at CB, and I hope it is again. The
area could use some excitement.


What's been happening there, now that the new owners have taken over? Any
changes yet?

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Old October 7th 07, 02:44 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

On Oct 6, 4:38 pm, "ant" wrote:
CBJack wrote:



It used to be an exciting time at CB, and I hope it is again. The
area could use some excitement.


What's been happening there, now that the new owners have taken over? Any
changes yet?

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The new owners have spent money on the mountain improving snowmaking,
doing a better job of grooming, and generally spiffing up the
neglected facilities. But at heart (my opinion) they are Real Estate
investors and are very busy trying to earn a healthy return on their
investment. Others jumped in so there has been lots of building that
gets in the way of skiing and skiers. For instance the base lodge
with it's cafeteria, bar and event floor (hosted everything up to and
including fight nights) was removed in September. For this season
it'll be an empty lot. After a year or two a new building with high
end condos in it will be its replacement.

Most of the improvements announced involve new buildings, but the new
owners did get Teocali Bowl open after all these years and the
repalcement of the East River Triple with a quad speeded up getting
back in rotation after skiing the North Face. They do hope to build,
replace, or realign some lifts. Some trails may be realigned too.
Snodgrass Mtn. may get lifts soon, but the big plan there is a new
residential development. If everything planned gets built, Mt. CB
could be bigger than Gunnison, the county seat.

If you don't mind putting up with heavy duty construction at the base
of the mountain (and soon on the mountain as a new restaurant is
supposed to go up near the top of the Red Lady lift), it's still a
good ski area. For some of us it's a great ski area.

Jack


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Old October 7th 07, 12:25 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
Dave Stallard[_2_]
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:44:01 -0400, CBJack
wrote:

The new owners have spent money on the mountain improving snowmaking,
doing a better job of grooming, and generally spiffing up the
neglected facilities. But at heart (my opinion) they are Real Estate
investors and are very busy trying to earn a healthy return on their
investment.


The Muellers, right? Just take a look at Blokemo in VT if you want to see
what they do:

"The Muellers have a track record of success, turning a troubled Okemo ski
area in Ludlow, Vt., into the second-busiest resort in New England.
Homesite and condominium prices around Okemo have more than doubled since
1997 when the Muellers accelerated a golf and ski expansion."

I don't see how they can turn CB into a cruiser hill, though. Is there
enough of that kind of terrain?

Dave

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Old October 8th 07, 01:15 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
hr(bob) [email protected]
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

On Oct 6, 9:44 pm, CBJack wrote:
On Oct 6, 4:38 pm, "ant" wrote:

CBJack wrote:


It used to be an exciting time at CB, and I hope it is again. The
area could use some excitement.


What's been happening there, now that the new owners have taken over? Any
changes yet?


--
ant


The new owners have spent money on the mountain improving snowmaking,
doing a better job of grooming, and generally spiffing up the
neglected facilities. But at heart (my opinion) they are Real Estate
investors and are very busy trying to earn a healthy return on their
investment. Others jumped in so there has been lots of building that
gets in the way of skiing and skiers. For instance the base lodge
with it's cafeteria, bar and event floor (hosted everything up to and
including fight nights) was removed in September. For this season
it'll be an empty lot. After a year or two a new building with high
end condos in it will be its replacement.

Most of the improvements announced involve new buildings, but the new
owners did get Teocali Bowl open after all these years and the
repalcement of the East River Triple with a quad speeded up getting
back in rotation after skiing the North Face. They do hope to build,
replace, or realign some lifts. Some trails may be realigned too.
Snodgrass Mtn. may get lifts soon, but the big plan there is a new
residential development. If everything planned gets built, Mt. CB
could be bigger than Gunnison, the county seat.

If you don't mind putting up with heavy duty construction at the base
of the mountain (and soon on the mountain as a new restaurant is
supposed to go up near the top of the Red Lady lift), it's still a
good ski area. For some of us it's a great ski area.

Jack


How/where's the parking situation?

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann

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Old October 8th 07, 02:38 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
CBJack
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Default Free Skiing at Crested Butte

On Oct 7, 7:15 pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:
On Oct 6, 9:44 pm, CBJack wrote:



On Oct 6, 4:38 pm, "ant" wrote:


CBJack wrote:


It used to be an exciting time at CB, and I hope it is again. The
area could use some excitement.


How/where's the parking situation?

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann


CBMR finally noticed the parking lot was a mess and have decided to
chip seal it. That's short term. Long term the parking lot will be
covered with expensive lodging and a water sports facility. Parking
will be underground and probably reserved for the expensive lodging as
it won't be managed by CBMR. Basically there won't be a parking lot.

As to more blue cruisers, Snodgrass is the areas answer to that. Nice
South facing blue runs. South facing may or may not work out. Oh
yeah, the new housing and commercial development planned there will
not have a parking lot either.

My guess is the Muellers hope to change the place into a quasi-
exclusive resort for owners of million dollar units, each of which
comes with its own heated underground parking. Valet parking of
course.

Jack


 




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